Flood Potential Outlook
Issued by NWS Gaylord, MI

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HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
1211 PM EDT WED MAY 22 2013

...THE FOLLOWING RIVERS ARE FORECAST TO RISE NEAR OR ABOVE FLOOD
STAGE WITHIN THE NEXT 48 HOURS...

  MANISTEE RIVER AT SHERMAN...RIFLE RIVER AT STERLING

RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 1 AND A HALF INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THESE
BASINS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. THIS MAY PUSH THE
THE ABOVE RIVERS TO NEAR...OR SLIGHTLY EXCEEDING...FLOOD STAGE BY
LATE THURSDAY NIGHT OR EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.

RIVER FORECASTS ARE HIGHLY DEPENDENT ON EXPECTED RAINFALL AND MAY
CHANGE BASED ON OBSERVED AND UPDATED FORECAST RAINFALL AMOUNTS.
PAY ATTENTION TO LATER FORECASTS FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES IN CREST
HEIGHT AND TIMING.


&&

                 FLD       OBSERVED             FORECAST
LOCATION         STG    STG   DAY  TIME    THU   FRI   SAT   SUN   MON

MANISTEE RIVER
  SHERMAN         15   12.70   WED 09 AM   13.5 15.0  14.6  13.9  13.4

RIFLE RIVER
  STERLING         6   3.16   WED 09 AM     3.9  7.3    6.2  4.1   3.5

$$

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